Proto-Telugu : *nal-
Meaning : to be crushed, bruised, broken or reduced to powder, be crumpled or rumpled, (K also) fade, wither, diminish (as brightness)
Telugu : nalãgu
Dialectal forms (1) : nalũgu
Dialectal forms (2) : naliyu
Telugu (Krishnamurti) : nalapu "to crumple (flowers, etc.), harass"
Additional forms : Also [1] nalãguḍu, [2] nalũguḍu state of being crushed, bruised or troubled; nalãcu to crush, bruise, rub; [1] nalãkuva, [2] nalukuva illness, indisposition; nalata disease; nali illness, indisposition; dust, powder; nalikamu smallness, littleness, thinness; naliguli greatly crushed or broken; [1] nalucu, [2] nalcu, [3] nalupu, [4] nalpu to crush, rub
Number in DED : 3611
